In November 1970, KPFA and Charles Amirkhanian presented the early works of George Antheil to a sold-out Hertz Hall on the U. C. Berkeley campus. This historic concert launched a revival of interest in Antheil's early music which had not been performed since the mid-Twenties.

This 3-part program contains the following performances:

Pt. I
Airplane Sonata (Sonata No. 2 for piano) (1921) / George Antheil - Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano with drums (1923) / George Antheil
Performers: Vladamir Pleshakov, piano (Airplane Sonata, Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano with drums)
Nathan Rubin, violin (Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano with drums)
Lou Harrison, drums (Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano with drums)

Pt. II
La femme 100 têtes (1933) / George Antheil
Performer: Julian White, piano

Pt.III
Five Songs: November Night, Triad, Suzanna and the Elders, Fate Defied, & The Warning (text by Adelaide Crapsey) (1919-1920) / George Antheil - Symphony for Five Instruments / George Antheil
Performers: Miriam Abramowitsch, soprano (Five Songs)
Bernhard Abramowitsch, piano (Five Songs)
Jean Cunningham, flute (Symphony for Five Instruments)
Greg Barber, basson (Symphony for Five Instruments)
John Right, trumpet (Symphony for Five Instruments)
Dan Livesay, trombone (Symphony for Five Instruments)
Kenneth Harrison, viola (Symphony for Five Instruments)
Gerhard Samuel, conductor (Symphony for Five Instruments)

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